Alison + Bryan in San Francisco, CA

Alison and Bryan are SO much fun.  Need I remind you how I fell during their engagement session at Crissy Field last year and they kept me laughing all the way through to the end?  While their wedding remained injury-free, Alison and Bryan again kept me and everybody else smiling all day long.  This is a couple who, as they put it, cherishes one another so much that you can see it in every smiling moment.  I think my favorite moment of the day though was during their first look at Lyon Street Steps when Alison was caught between laughing and crying as she saw Bryan for the first time.  Seriously, it was one of the sweetest first looks that I've ever witnessed, and I still tear up a little when I look at those photos.

These two had a completely San Francisco wedding with portraits at Lyon Street Steps and their ceremony at Inspiration Point where guests were treated to an amazing view of the Marina and San Francisco Bay.  Afterwords, family and friends walked across the street to the vaulted ceiling and open beams of the Presidio Golf Course for the reception.  Adm and I have loved getting to know Alison and Bryan, which started over a little game of bean bags at Jaclyn and Andy's wedding last year, and we wish them nothing but love and happiness.

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Joyce + Jake in Half Moon Bay, CA

Jake proposed to Joyce just a short walk from where they were married in Half Moon Bay.  For guests arriving to the wedding, the first thing they saw was a beautiful painting of these two at sunset, made by Joyce's talented little sister.  By just looking at the painting of this couple embracing in front of a beautiful sunset, you were able to feel the solidness of their love.  The same goes for Joyce, who was so nervous in the minutes leading up to the ceremony, but the moment she saw Jake at the other end of the aisle, all her nerves seemed to flutter away.  For the rest of the night, these two were stuck together, side by side, arms around one another.

It was such a privilege to be a part of their day.  These two come from very close knit families, and so there were many beautiful moments between them and their family members.  Because we had done such a fun engagement session with them a few months ago, we'd had a chance to get to know them so that they were already super comfortable with us from the moment we arrived, which in turn allowed us to capture all of the natural emotion of their day.  Congratulations you two!  We hope you're having the best honeymoon ever and that that carries through for the rest of your lives!

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Joyce's mom made these paintings specifically to hang around the reception area:

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The painting by Joyce's little sister is on the left.  Amazingly, it was overcast all day until the sun started setting so that we could make the picture on the right. 

Christy + Miguel in Half Moon Bay, CA

Remember Christy and Miguel?  Here they are again as a newly married couple, and they looked more beautiful/handsome than ever on their wedding day!  They had a beautiful ceremony at St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church in San Francisco (which is really lovely) followed by a reception at the Golf Links in Half Moon Bay where everything (weather, scenery, and people of course) came together magnificently.  Chris Jordan joined me again to second shoot while Adm was still recovering, and he did a wonderful job as you'll see below.

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Yen Yen + Davin in Novato, CA

Yen Yen and Davin were married more than a month ago (yes, I'm wayyy behind) at Stonetree Golf Club in Novato, and their day was quite an extravaganza!  We started with a Chinese tea ceremony at Yen Yen's parents' home in Oakland, then did a whirlwind tour of portraits throughout various spots in San Francisco, including riding a cable car, heading to Lyon St. Steps, and stopping off at Cavallo Point for some super windy portraits in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, before heading to Novato for a really lovely ceremony and reception.  Perhaps I'm somewhat partial, Yen Yen is one of my cousins, but this wedding was filled with so many beautiful and genuine moments and emotion between family and friends - I always feel so privileged to witness and document these moments.  Additionally, Yen Yen is a perfectionist, and she paid so much attention to creating beautiful details.  Her aunts and cousins did all of the gorgeous flower arrangements, she made the place cards, table decorations, ceremony ribbon streamers, and so much more.  But let's let the photos speak for themselves.  Special thanks to Chris Jordan who helped step in as my second shooter while Adm was having back surgery (literally, on the same day!).

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Laura + Jason in Visalia, CA

We kicked off our 2010 wedding season photographing Laura and Jason's two-day affair in their hometown of Visalia.  On day one, Laura and Jason had a beautifully intimate ceremony in Laura's parents' backyard before treating their closest family and friends to a lovely lunch at the country club.  For the following day, these two hosted an open-house reception where almost 300 people dropped in to wish the newlyweds "congratulations."  From our first moment meeting Laura and Jason at Hillary and Matt's wedding last summer to having dinner together at our home last fall to seeing them off on their way to their honeymoon, these two have been some of the nicest and most generous people we've met.  We feel so honored to have been able to document their wedding festivities, and we're even luckier to have made two new wonderful friends!

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